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Spinners help Afghanistan inch closer to famous win

By Shubham Shah September 08, 2019 • 19:15 PM View: 1208

Sep 8 (CRICKETNMORE) Wrist spinners wreaked havoc on Day 4 to take Afghanistan closer to a famous win against Bangladesh, who were at 136/6 and still needing 262 to win in the one-off Test in Chattogram on Sunday.

Skipper Rashid Khan took three wickets while Zahir Khan nabbed two as Bangladesh batters were flattened by their guile.

TAGS Afghanistan Cricket Board Afghanistan Cricket Team

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